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used to think my childhood dream was to only be a used to think my childhood dream was to only be a ballerina, but i remember my real dream was to travel the world, document my life, laugh with friends, read books, experience cool things, AND dance 🥹📹🫂💗✨

in which case, i’m very grateful i got to dance my heart out when i was younger, and even more grateful to move on and live the rest of my fig tree life now. 💌
happy september 💗 what do you want to do this mont happy september 💗 what do you want to do this month?
12 years ago, i created this instagram account and 12 years ago, i created this instagram account and little did i know that so much would change in my life because of this space on the internet 𝜗𝜚⋆₊˚

ib @marikocreates 

honestly, i’m still trying to unlearn this but it’s a worthy journey :”)

if you followed me from the #bookstagram days, you’re a real og!

i didn’t think i’d ever have a healthy relationship with food/my body, but here we are 🥹💞

trying to find non-ballet photos from my 2014 camera was impossible 🙇🏻‍♀️🩰

sikeeeee biggest plot twist of my life 🎓

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i knew everything at 16 and nothing at 28, and i wouldn’t have it any other way ⭐️💞
happy book lovers day & women in translation month happy book lovers day & women in translation month 💞🌷✨ what’s your mbti?
#ad on this week through the lens of the color tea #ad on this week through the lens of the color teal, i realized that this color – through different shades of blue and green – is all around me. i’m so glad @sharpie released the S-Gel pen in Teal Crush because it truly is the color of the season. Available at Walmart. 🩵 #Sharpie_Partner
every summer, i try to learn a new skill and this every summer, i try to learn a new skill and this year, i finally LEARNED HOW TO SWIM! you will not catch me panicking or drowning in a body of water anymore 🙂‍↕️🏊🏻‍♀️🌊🐬🩵
happy august 💗⭐️✨ happy august 💗⭐️✨
love letter from me & my film cameras 💌 love letter from me & my film cameras 💌
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  • September 20, 2015

it’s been waiting for you // part vii

ohmygod, do you remember THIS? okay, if you were following me during the summer, you’d know i was (painfully) recapping my weeks spent in new york city. i drafted up this post waaaaay back in early august but didn’t get...

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  • August 31, 2015

haul the books from the city

as you may or may not know, i went a little too enthusiastic with my book-buying while i was in new york. it wasn’t that much, but it was enough that i had to bring an extra carry on to...

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  • August 19, 2015

welcome to new york // part vii

my last entire week in the city! *sheds tear* i cannot believe seven weeks have passed. while i was here, time was liquid. while technically this is being published three weeks after the actual events, let’s just pretend i’m on...

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  • August 9, 2015

welcome to new york // part vi

i was supposed to leave the city after this, but i guess i’m staying! i was beyond excited and happy when i got the job to be a counselor for ABT’s young dancer summer program (and when my parents let...

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  • July 25, 2015

welcome to new york // part iii

sad news: you’ll slowly see the amount of pictures in these posts disappearing because the camera on my phone WON’T FOCUS. it’s honestly making me scream. i want to throw it at a brick wall sometimes. i’ve given up recapping...

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  • July 12, 2015

welcome to new york // part ii

so i’ve already been in the city for three plus weeks and i’ve only recapped week one HAH. i’ve been trying to cram everything so please forgive me for not being very up to date and having this from actually...

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  • July 1, 2015

welcome to new york // part i

if you follow me on instagram and twitter, you’d know that i traveled to new york last week! (you’ll also know i haven’t been very active… SORRY.) i’m here for a five-week summer program with american ballet theatre, so the...

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